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2 Sheets-Sheet 1.

R. A. MOOARTY.

CASH AND PARCEL GARRIER.

(No Model.)

Patented Sept. 1, 1885.

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R. A. MGGARTY.

CASH AND PARCEL CARRIER.

(No Model.)

No. 325,425. Patented Sept. 1, 1885.

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ROBERT A. MCGARTY, OF DETROIT, MICHIGAN, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO GEORGE MAITLAND,-OF SAME PLACE.

CASH AND PARCEL CARRIER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 325A-25, dated September 1, 1885.

(X model.)

To all whom it stay concern:

Be it known that I, ROBERT A. MCCARTY, of Detroit, \Vayne county, Michigan, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Cash and Parcel Carriers, of which the following is a specification.

The object I have in view is to produce a simple, convenient, and rapidly-operating ap-' paratus for transporting cash or parcels from one portion ofa store to another.

The invention consists, principally, in projecting the carrier containing or supporting the cash or parcel along the way over or upon which it travels by giving it an initial imperg tus of sufficient force to impel it to its destination, as distinguished from impelling the carrier by a continuonsly-aeting force, as by gravity, in the use of inclined ways down which the carrier travels.

In carrying out my invention I prefer to employ springs in which the force is stored up to project the carriers, and these springs I prefer to make stationary, as distinguished from being supported by the carriers and traveling therewith. I also prefer to use a horizontal way over which a carrier travels back and forth, and to locate a projecting device at each end of the way for giving the carrier an initial impetus sufficient to drive it 0 to the other end of the way. To these features the invention further extends.

For purposes of illustration I have shown and shall now describe a specific form of ap' paratus embodying my invention, wishing it to be understood, however, that I do not limit myself specifically thereto, since the principle of the invention is capable of being embodied in various forms of apparatus.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is an elevation of apparatus embodying the invention, and Fig. 2 a perspective view showing a modified an rangement.

A. is the way upon which the carrier B travels. This way is preferably a wire stretched horizontally between two points, as shown in Fig. 1, although it may be inclined, as shown in Fig. 2. It is strained taut, and is elevated enough not to interfere with the free passage of persons under it. The carrier B hangs beneath the wire, having wheels, a, riding upon such wire, and provided with a detachable receptacle, 1), for holding cash or parcels. It has catch -hooks 0 below the wire, and horns d projecting above the wire, as shown. At each end of the way, or at one 5 end only if the way is inclined, is located the projecting apparatus for giving the carrier the impetus which drives it to the other end of the way.

To the wall or other support 0 which holds 6( the end of the stretched wire is attached the standard D, preferably a piece of pipe; and from a collar, 6, held adj ustably on such standard by a setserew, f, project horizontal arms E E, connected near their outer ends by an arched brace, 9. They may be further held by stay or guy wires, if necessary. These arms E E are adjusted nearly to the plane of the wire A, or quite so at their outer ends, and are arranged on opposite sides of such 7c wire, so that the carrier B can pass between them. The standard I) has two sheaves, 71, at its head, while other sheaves, r, are located in the ends of the horizontal arms E E.

The springs 1* F, in which the force is stored, are located in line between the sheaves 71 and i. Cords 7c extend from the lower ends of such springs, pass over sheaves z in end of arms E E, and are joined in a loop or bight, Z, which rests normally upon and across the Sc wire A. Other cords, m, extend from the upper ends of springs F F, pass over sheaves h at the head of standard I), and are joined to a cord, a, hanging downwardly within convenient reach and carrying at its end-a ring, 0, or ball or other suitable device to enable the cord to be grasped and drawn downwardly.

Upon the standard D, or the wall or other support 0, just below the wire A, is attached a spring catch, G, having the proper position 0 to engage with catch 0 of carrier. This catch is connected with cord n by a cord, p, so that when cord nis drawn down to a certain point cord 12 will be drawn taut, and any further movement will pull down thespringcatch G, 5 releasing the carrier therefrom.

To operate the apparatus, the carrier is drawn back until its hook c engages catch G, as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 2. In this movement the horn d of carrier catches the 10 hight Z of spring-cord resting on wire, and draws it back with it, pullin the springs down toward sheaves-i, drawing cords m over sheaves 71 and elevating ring 0. Now, by pulling down on ring 0, the springs F F will be put under tension, and this tension will keep increasing until catch Gis drawn downwardly, when the carrier is released and is projected to the other end of the way.

The springs F F will be of a size and power graduated to the length of way, and the cord 10 19 will be of such length and so adjusted in its connection with cord at that the springs will he put under the desired tension before the carrier is released. This tension, it will be understood, will be determined by the location of the point q of attachment of cord 10 to cord n, and by changing that point of attachment up or down on cord 12 the tension under which the springs will be put can be varied.

Where the way is horizontal, which arrangement I prefer, a projecting apparatus, such as has been already described, is located at each end of the way, as shown in Fig. 1, the carrier being projected back and forth over the way. However, if an inclined way is used, as shown in Fig. 2, the projecting apparatus will be located only at the lower end of the way, while at the upper end of the way will be a catch, G, for retaining the carrier. When released from this catch the carrier will return by gravity to the lower end of the way.

I do not claim herein the peculiar projecting apparatus, nor the use of an apparatus for giving an initial impetus to the carrier, with an inclined way returning the carrier by gravity, since I propose embodying such features of invention in a separate application for patent. 4

\Vhat I claim is 1. In a cash or parcel carrier, the combination, with a way and carrier adapted to move on said way, of means for giving an impetus to said carrier, for the purpose of propelling it upon said way, substantially as set forth.

2. In a cash or parcel carrier, the combina tion, with a way and carrier adapted to move on said way, of means constructed to 'give an impetus to said carriergraduated or adjusted according to the length of the way over which said carrier travels, substantially as set forth.

3. In a cash or parcel carrier, the combination, with a way and carrier adapted to move on said way, of a spring constructed and arranged to give an initial impetus to said carrier for the purpose of propelling it on said way, substantially as set forth.

4. In a cash or parcel carrier, the combination, with a way and carrier adapted to move on said way, of a stationary spring constructed and arranged to give an initial impetus to said carrier for the purpose of propelling it on said way, substantially as set forth.

5. In a cash or parcel carrier, the combination, with a way and carrier adapted to move on said way, of a stationary spring constructed to propel said carrier on the way, means for placing said spring under tension, and means for releasing it, substantially as set forth.

6. In a cash or parcel carrier, the combina tion, with a way and a carrier adapted to move on said way, of a projecting device located at each end of said way, for giving such carrier an initial impetus sufficient to drive it over the way, substantially as set forth.

7. In a cash or parcel carrier, the combination, with a way and carrier adapted to move on said way, of a stationary spring at each end of said way for giving such carrier an initial impetus sufficient to drive it over the way, substantially as set forth.

ROBERT A. MOOARTY.

\Vitnesses:

CHARLES F. BURTON, GEO. H. CARLISLE. 

